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News Tipoffs - Massachusetts Editors Newsletter for Thursday January 23, 2025 ( 7 items )  

Air Force Installation & Mission Support Center: JACKS Expeditionary Feeding System Enters Final Evaluation
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Debbie Aragon, AFIMSC Public Affairs The new Air Force Joint Air-transportable Containerized Kitchen System is being put through its paces this month during the 11th Air Task Force training event on the Combat Support Training Range at the Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. "Being able to accomplish the final test and evaluation phase for the JACKS mission feeding   more

Arizona DIFI Joins $80 Million Enforcement Action Against Block, Inc., Cash App for BSA/AML Violations
PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 23 -- The Arizona Department of Financial Institutions issued the following news release: The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) and 47 state financial regulatory agencies have taken coordinated action against Block, Inc., for violations of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) laws that safeguard the financial system from illicit use. More than 50 million consumers in the United States use Cash App, Block's mobile payment   more

Contracts for Jan. 21, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 21, 2025 ARMY Hospital Housekeeping System LLC, Dripping Springs, Texas, was awarded a $939,999,000 firm-fixed-price contract for specialized medical facilities operation and maintenance services. Bids were solicited via the internet with 17 received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of June 25, 2031. U.S. Army Corps of Eng  more

Elmer Stone
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Elmer Stone Coast Guard aviators have always been in the forefront of technological change and put themselves in harm's way to complete the mission. Coast Guardsmen have risked their lives to pioneer the development of the helicopter, and the rescue swimmer program ; while others have served as astronauts in the Space Shuttle Program. Service personnel have flown rescue missions in all  more

Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll File $59.6 Billion Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 22 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Driscoll File $59.6 Billion Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Boston -- Balanced and responsible spending plan proposes transformative investments in transportation and higher education, advances Gateway to Pre-K agenda and continues to make Massachusetts more affordable and competitive; 2.6 percent budget growth is under rate of inflation; Governor also  more

Governor Healey Nominates Sarah Turano-Flores as Associate Justice of The Land Court
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 22 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Nominates Sarah Turano-Flores as Associate Justice of The Land Court Boston -- Today, Governor Maura Healey nominated Sarah Turano-Flores to serve as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Land Court. The nominee will now be considered by the Governor's Council for confirmation. "With over 30 years of legal experience, Attorney Tuano-Flores has developed a unique  more

Md. A.G. Brown Joins Amicus Brief Defending Nationwide PFAS 'Forever' Chemical Drinking Water Standards
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 17 states filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit defending a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule establishing the first nationwide drinking water standards for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals, also known as "forever chemicals," under the Safe Drinking   more